Increase the resolution with Pimax 5k+?

[sbendl]

Just got a Pimax 5k+ and it's definitely a love/hate kind of thing at the moment. The main problem at the moment is I can't tell if I'm using the full resolution or not. When I go to the settings, the highest option available is 1080x1960 which is my monitor's resolution. Is it still sending the proper resolution to the headset? I've followed the instructions in the "copy paste settings" topic. 

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The setting resolution has nothing to do with the helmet resolution (the only thing that can be operated is the super sampling of STEAM VR)

[Alonzo]

20 hours ago, sbendl said:

Just got a Pimax 5k+ and it's definitely a love/hate kind of thing at the moment. The main problem at the moment is I can't tell if I'm using the full resolution or not. When I go to the settings, the highest option available is 1080x1960 which is my monitor's resolution. Is it still sending the proper resolution to the headset? I've followed the instructions in the "copy paste settings" topic. 

 

You need to research Pimax settings. There are many, many settings to get right. I suggest starting here:

 

https://community.openmr.ai/t/how-to-make-your-pimax-image-picture-screen-clear-crisp-increase-clarity/29688

[SCG_Fenris_Wolf]

^ What @Alonzo said.

 

It's extremely important to learn how to set up VR for IL-2, and then how to set up the Pimax headset for IL-2.

 

If you skip the link Alonzo posted, you will indeed be running at half or two thirds of the pixel density or resolution. Pulling the SteamVR Video Resolution slider to the right won't change that. Quite a few people you'd think of as competent haven't worked through the tinkering part properly and really considered for example the Index to be sharper. From a person that has A/B tested them all with proper settings, let me tell you, it is not. Just work through the link, enjoy that tech-ride, and then afterwards enjoy the ride in VR itself! ?

 

 

P.S.: Pimax is very average user-unfriendly at the moment. They are on the verge of releasing a new Software that should fix the accessibility issues, it's in closed beta-testing since yesterday. @Alonzo provided you with the best link there is to it, really, also recommend to make use of this ressource ? ?

Edited August 22, 2020 by SCG_Fenris_Wolf

[=GW=a7610783]

2 hours ago, SCG_Fenris_Wolf said:

^ What @Alonzo said.

 

It's extremely important to learn how to set up VR for IL-2, and then how to set up the Pimax headset for IL-2.

 

If you skip the link Alonzo posted, you will indeed be running at half or two thirds of the pixel density or resolution. Pulling the SteamVR Video Resolution slider to the right won't change that. Quite a few people you'd think of as competent haven't worked through the tinkering part properly and really considered for example the Index to be sharper. From a person that has A/B tested them all with proper settings, let me tell you, it is not. Just work through the link, enjoy that tech-ride, and then afterwards enjoy the ride in VR itself! ?

 

 

P.S.: Pimax is very average user-unfriendly at the moment. They are on the verge of releasing a new Software that should fix the accessibility issues, it's in closed beta-testing since yesterday. @Alonzo provided you with the best link there is to it, really, also recommend to make use of this ressource ? ?

So is the software allowed to play in WOL? Does it solve the problem of zooming images?

[sbendl]

I appreciate everyone's help, and I've made a lot of progress - as someone who works in tech I hear "not user friendly" and think I'll probably be fine. This is definitely one of those things where tech-savyness helps not at all ?

[SCG_Fenris_Wolf]

Oh it does not help you in some cases:

 

They started sending out 8KX a month ago, but somehow my first-minutes order was edited by a support agent falsely in the end of 2019, which means they haven't even sent out my 8KX yet. It's absolutely ridiculous, they've had half of my money for the 8KX since the Kickstarter, the other half since 2019 (Upgrade Plan). I am still waiting for the Support Reply as to why my order hasn't been sent yet.

 

What I can say already, don't buy there. Only buy Pimax through Amazon or from shops like Immersive Display (France).